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2017 week 12 · Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 11:00 AM CT · Bryant-Denny Stadium · 📺 SECN · 101,821 att · 72°F, wind 15

Drive chart

Mercer Alabama bar spans the drive · tick marks the start · click a drive for the plays
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Q1
TD
10 pl · 75 yd · 3:33
0–7
14:53 1st & 10 OWN 25 Damien Harris run for 7 yds to the Alab 32 +7 0.60
14:39 2nd & 3 OWN 32 Damien Harris run for no gain to the Alab 32 0 -0.99
14:18 3rd & 3 OWN 32 Jalen Hurts run for 4 yds to the Alab 36 for a 1ST down +4 1.32
13:57 1st & 10 OWN 36 Damien Harris run for 2 yds to the Alab 38 +2 -0.64
13:28 2nd & 8 OWN 38 Jalen Hurts pass complete to Calvin Ridley for 25 yds to the Mercr 37 for a 1ST down +25 2.74
13:07 1st & 10 OPP 37 Jalen Hurts pass complete to Calvin Ridley for 12 yds to the Mercr 25 for a 1ST down +12 0.35
12:48 1st & 10 OPP 25 Damien Harris run for 7 yds to the Mercr 18 +7 0.33
12:19 2nd & 3 OPP 18 Damien Harris run for 7 yds to the Mercr 11 for a 1ST down +7 -0.15
11:45 1st & 10 OPP 11 Bo Scarbrough run for 3 yds to the Mercr 8 +3 -0.09
11:27 2nd & 7 OPP 8 Irv Smith Jr. 8 Yd pass from Jalen Hurts (JK Scott Kick) +8 2.62
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MISSED FG
6 pl · 22 yd · 3:11
0–7
11:10 1st & 10 OWN 43 Tee Mitchell run for 1 yd to the Mercr 44 +1 -0.93
10:45 2nd & 9 OWN 44 Kaelan Riley pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 13 yds to the Alab 43 for a 1ST down +13 2.04
9:45 1st & 10 OPP 43 Tee Mitchell run for 9 yds to the Alab 34 +9 0.91
9:06 2nd & 1 OPP 34 Kaelan Riley pass incomplete 0 -0.92
9:00 3rd & 1 OPP 34 Tee Mitchell run for a loss of 1 yard to the Alab 35 -1 -1.24
8:16 4th & 2 OPP 35 Cole Fisher 52 yd FG MISSED
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TD
5 pl · 65 yd · 1:41
0–14
8:07 1st & 10 OWN 35 Josh Jacobs run for 11 yds to the Alab 46 for a 1ST down +11 1.06
7:57 1st & 10 OWN 46 Josh Jacobs run for 13 yds to the Mercr 41 for a 1ST down +13 0.94
7:23 1st & 10 OPP 41 Najee Harris run for no gain to the Mercr 41 0 -0.88
6:52 2nd & 10 OPP 41 Jalen Hurts pass complete to Josh Jacobs for 38 yds to the Mercr 3 for a 1ST down +38 2.65
6:35 1st & 3 OPP 3 Najee Harris 3 Yd Run (JK Scott Kick) +3 1.46
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PUNT
9 pl · 23 yd · 5:22
0–14
6:31 1st & 10 OWN 35 Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to Marquise Irvin 0 -1.01
6:21 2nd & 10 OWN 35 Tee Mitchell run for 3 yds to the Mercr 38 +3 -0.26
5:38 3rd & 7 OWN 38 Kaelan Riley pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 9 yds to the Mercr 47 for a 1ST down +9 2.42
4:58 1st & 10 OWN 47 Tee Mitchell run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line +3 -0.41
4:29 2nd & 7 50 Tee Mitchell run for 2 yds to the Alab 48 +2 -0.67
3:30 3rd & 5 OPP 48 Kaelan Riley run for 5 yds to the Alab 43 for a 1ST down +5 1.82
2:48 1st & 10 OPP 43 Tee Mitchell run for 3 yds to the Alab 40 +3 -0.31
2:06 2nd & 7 OPP 40 Tee Mitchell run for a loss of 2 yards to the Alab 42 -2 -1.47
1:23 3rd & 9 OPP 42 Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to Marquise Irvin 0 -0.97
1:13 4th & 9 OPP 42 Grant Goupil punt for 40 yds, downed at the Alab 2
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TD
4 pl · 98 yd · 1:24
0–21
1:03 1st & 10 OWN 2 Bo Scarbrough run for 3 yds to the Alab 5 +3 -0.10
0:37 2nd & 7 OWN 5 Bo Scarbrough run for 3 yds to the Alab 8 +3 -0.08
0:00 3rd & 4 OWN 8 Jalen Hurts run for 26 yds to the Alab 34 for a 1ST down +26 1.82
0:00 OWN 0 End of 1st Quarter
14:49 1st & 10 OWN 34 Calvin Ridley 66 Yd pass from Jalen Hurts (JK Scott Kick) +66 5.34
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Q2
INT
1 pl · 0 yd · 0:08
0–21
14:41 1st & 10 OWN 25 Kaelan Riley pass intercepted Hootie Jones return for no gain to the Mercr 40 -0.92
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TD
3 pl · 40 yd · 1:15
0–28
14:32 1st & 10 OPP 40 Damien Harris run for 9 yds to the Mercr 31 +9 0.84
13:57 2nd & 1 OPP 31 Jalen Hurts pass complete to Robert Foster for 24 yds to the Mercr 7 for a 1ST down +24 0.15
13:26 1st & 7 OPP 7 Josh Jacobs 7 Yd pass from Jalen Hurts (JK Scott Kick) +7 2.20
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PUNT
3 pl · 7 yd · 1:35
0–28
13:18 1st & 10 OWN 25 CJ Leggett run for 2 yds to the Mercr 27 +2 -0.45
12:36 2nd & 8 OWN 27 Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to CJ Leggett 0 -0.48
12:31 3rd & 8 OWN 27 Leggett, CJ rush for loss of 2 yards to the MERCER25, PENALTY ALABAMA offside (Brown, Tony) 5 yards to the MERCER32, NO PLAY. +5
12:03 3rd & 3 OWN 32 Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to Chandler Curtis 0 -0.51
11:51 4th & 3 OWN 32 Grant Goupil punt for 43 yds , Xavian Marks returns for 26 yds to the Mercr 49
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TD
3 pl · 49 yd · 1:12
0–35
11:27 1st & 10 OPP 49 Bo Scarbrough run for 44 yds to the Mercr 5 for a 1ST down +44 1.88
11:12 1st & 5 OPP 5 Bo Scarbrough run for 1 yd to the Mercr 4 +1 -0.45
10:39 2nd & 4 OPP 4 Hale Hentges 4 Yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (JK Scott Kick) +4 2.33
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PUNT
6 pl · 12 yd · 4:21
0–35
10:32 1st & 10 OWN 25 CJ Leggett run for 2 yds to the Mercr 27 +2 -0.45
9:44 2nd & 8 OWN 27 Alex Lakes run for 5 yds to the Mercr 32 +5 0.06
9:06 3rd & 3 OWN 32 MERCER Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the Mercr 27 -5
8:37 3rd & 8 OWN 27 Kaelan Riley pass complete to Sam Walker for 10 yds to the Mercr 37 for a 1ST down +10 1.96
7:56 1st & 10 OWN 37 CJ Leggett run for 1 yd to the Mercr 38 +1 -0.87
7:07 2nd & 9 OWN 38 Kaelan Riley pass complete to CJ Leggett for a loss of 1 yard to the Mercr 37 -1 -0.86
6:30 3rd & 10 OWN 37 Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to Sam Walker 0 -0.34
6:18 4th & 10 OWN 37 Grant Goupil punt for 47 yds, downed at the Alab 16
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FUMBLE
4 pl · 30 yd · 1:16
0–35
6:08 1st & 10 OWN 16 Josh Jacobs run for 9 yds to the Alab 25 +9 0.99
5:46 2nd & 1 OWN 25 Josh Jacobs run for 2 yds to the Alab 27 for a 1ST down +2 -0.35
5:25 1st & 10 OWN 27 Tua Tagovailoa run for 3 yds to the Alab 30 +3 -0.32
5:02 2nd & 7 OWN 30 Tua Tagovailoa pass complete to Henry Ruggs III for 16 yds Henry Ruggs III fumbled, forced by Harrison Poole, recovered by Mercr Sidney Otiwu -0.75
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INT
8 pl · 30 yd · 4:02
0–35
4:51 1st & 10 OPP 46 Alex Lakes run for 5 yds to the Alab 41 +5 0.10
4:16 2nd & 5 OPP 41 Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to Sam Walker 0 -1.05
4:05 3rd & 5 OPP 41 Alex Lakes run for 4 yds to the Alab 37 +4 -0.16
3:28 4th & 1 OPP 37 Timeout MERCER, clock 03:28
3:21 4th & 1 OPP 37 Kaelan Riley pass complete to Sam Walker for 2 yds to the Alab 35 for a 1ST down +2 1.69
2:50 1st & 10 OPP 35 Kaelan Riley run for 5 yds to the Alab 30 +5 0.08
2:08 2nd & 5 OPP 30 Kaelan Riley pass complete to Sam Walker for 11 yds to the Alab 19 for a 1ST down +11 0.29
1:33 1st & 10 OPP 19 Alex Lakes run for 3 yds to the Alab 16 +3 -0.11
1:00 2nd & 7 OPP 16 Kaelan Riley pass intercepted Dylan Moses return for 11 yds to the Alab 20 -4.28
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END OF HALF
5 pl · 19 yd · 1:00
0–35
0:55 1st & 10 OWN 20 Tua Tagovailoa pass incomplete to Cam Sims 0 -0.56
0:50 2nd & 10 OWN 20 Tua Tagovailoa pass incomplete to Robert Foster 0 -0.26
0:42 3rd & 10 OWN 20 Najee Harris run for 10 yds to the Alab 30 for a 1ST down +10 1.51
0:29 1st & 10 OWN 30 Tua Tagovailoa pass incomplete to Najee Harris 0 -0.86
0:00 2nd & 10 OWN 30 Tua Tagovailoa run for 9 yds to the Alab 39 +9 0.82
0:00 OWN 0 End of 2nd Quarter
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Q3
ON DOWNS
9 pl · 38 yd · 4:06
0–35
14:53 1st & 10 OWN 25 Kaelan Riley pass incomplete 0 -0.70
14:47 2nd & 10 OWN 25 Tee Mitchell run for 12 yds to the Mercr 37 for a 1ST down +12 1.73
14:18 1st & 10 OWN 37 Tee Mitchell run for 2 yds to the Mercr 39 +2 -0.66
13:49 2nd & 8 OWN 39 Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to Sam Walker 0 -0.84
13:42 3rd & 8 OWN 39 Tee Mitchell run for 21 yds to the Alab 40 for a 1ST down +21 3.35
13:01 1st & 10 OPP 40 Tee Mitchell run for 2 yds to the Alab 38 +2 -0.45
12:17 2nd & 8 OPP 38 Tee Mitchell run for 3 yds to the Alab 35 +3 -0.32
11:40 3rd & 5 OPP 35 Tee Mitchell run for 1 yd to the Alab 34 +1 -0.81
10:54 4th & 4 OPP 34 CJ Leggett run for a loss of 3 yards to the Alab 37 -3 -2.22
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PUNT
3 pl · 6 yd · 1:43
0–35
10:44 1st & 10 OWN 37 Josh Jacobs run for 3 yds to the Alab 40 +3 -0.42
10:20 2nd & 7 OWN 40 Josh Jacobs run for 3 yds to the Alab 43 +3 -0.38
9:53 3rd & 4 OWN 43 Najee Harris run for no gain to the Alab 43 0 -0.78
9:11 4th & 4 OWN 43 JK Scott punt for 51 yds, fair catch by Chandler Curtis at the Mercr 6
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PUNT
3 pl · -1 yd · 2:20
0–35
9:03 1st & 10 OWN 7 Tee Mitchell run for 1 yd to the Mercr 8 +1 -0.26
8:21 2nd & 9 OWN 8 Kaelan Riley run for no gain to the Mercr 8 0 -0.16
7:38 3rd & 9 OWN 8 Tee Mitchell run for a loss of 2 yards to the Mercr 6 -2 -0.08
6:51 4th & 11 OWN 6 Grant Goupil punt for 52 yds, downed at the Alab 42
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TD
6 pl · 58 yd · 2:33
0–42
6:43 1st & 10 OWN 42 Tua Tagovailoa pass complete to Major Tennison for 21 yds to the Mercr 37 for a 1ST down +21 1.51
6:19 1st & 10 OPP 37 Najee Harris run for 7 yds to the Mercr 30 +7 0.41
5:42 2nd & 3 OPP 30 Tua Tagovailoa pass complete to DeVonta Smith for 10 yds to the Mercr 20 for a 1ST down +10 0.02
5:16 1st & 10 OPP 20 Tua Tagovailoa pass complete to Cam Sims for 13 yds to the Mercr 7 for a 1ST down +13 0.42
4:52 1st & 7 OPP 7 Tua Tagovailoa run for a loss of 1 yard to the Mercr 8 -1 -0.48
4:18 2nd & 8 OPP 8 Cam Sims 8 Yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (JK Scott Kick) +8 2.68
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INT
3 pl · 2 yd · 1:03
0–42
4:07 1st & 10 OWN 18 Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to Marquise Irvin 0 -0.51
3:55 2nd & 10 OWN 18 CJ Leggett run for 2 yds to the Mercr 20 +2 -0.15
3:15 3rd & 8 OWN 20 Kaelan Riley pass intercepted Deionte Thompson return for 21 yds to the Mercr 6 0.15
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TD
2 pl · 6 yd · 0:09
0–49
3:12 1st & 6 OPP 6 Tua Tagovailoa pass incomplete to Jerry Jeudy 0 -0.48
3:06 2nd & 6 OPP 6 Brian Robinson Jr. 6 Yd Run (JK Scott Kick) +6 2.53
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PUNT
3 pl · 2 yd · 2:24
0–49
2:45 1st & 10 OWN 6 Tanner Brumby run for a loss of 1 yard to the Mercr 5 -1 -0.33
2:02 2nd & 11 OWN 5 CJ Leggett run for no gain to the Mercr 5 0 -0.10
1:33 3rd & 11 OWN 5 CJ Leggett run for 3 yds to the Mercr 8 +3 -0.02
0:42 4th & 8 OWN 8 Grant Goupil punt for 35 yds , Xavian Marks returns for 26 yds to the Mercr 17
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TD
2 pl · 17 yd · 0:47
0–56
0:00 1st & 10 OPP 17 Najee Harris run for 4 yds to the Mercr 13 +4 -0.02
0:00 OWN 0 End of 3rd Quarter
14:55 2nd & 6 OPP 13 Derek Kief 13 Yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (JK Scott Kick) +13 2.60
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Q4
ON DOWNS
7 pl · 12 yd · 3:55
0–56
14:27 1st & 10 OWN 49 Tyray Devezin run for 8 yds to the Alab 43 +8 0.86
13:56 2nd & 2 OPP 43 Tanner Brumby run for no gain to the Alab 43 0 -1.16
13:22 3rd & 2 OPP 43 Tyray Devezin run for 4 yds to the Alab 39 for a 1ST down +4 1.08
12:46 1st & 10 OPP 39 Tyray Devezin run for no gain to the Alab 39 0 -0.81
12:13 2nd & 10 OPP 39 Tanner Brumby run for a loss of 2 yards to the Alab 41 -2 -1.45
11:34 3rd & 12 OPP 41 Tanner Brumby run for 2 yds to the Alab 39 +2 -0.55
11:00 4th & 10 OPP 39 Tanner Brumby pass incomplete to Marquise Irvin 0 -1.05
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FUMBLE
3 pl · 25 yd · 1:36
0–56
10:51 1st & 10 OWN 39 Brian Robinson Jr. run for 15 yds to the Mercr 46 for a 1ST down +15 1.31
10:06 1st & 10 OPP 46 Austin Johnson run for 6 yds to the Mercr 40 +6 0.31
9:24 2nd & 4 OPP 40 Ronnie Clark run for 4 yds to the Mercr 36 Ronnie Clark fumbled, forced by Malique Fleming, recovered by Mercr Malique Fleming -3.77
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PUNT
3 pl · 9 yd · 1:46
0–56
9:10 1st & 10 OWN 36 Tee Mitchell run for a loss of 1 yard to the Mercr 35 -1 -1.21
8:40 2nd & 11 OWN 35 Tanner Brumby pass incomplete to Chandler Curtis 0 -0.55
8:29 3rd & 11 OWN 35 Tanner Brumby pass complete to Sam Walker for 10 yds to the Mercr 45 +10 0.66
7:38 4th & 1 OWN 45 Grant Goupil punt for 51 yds, downed at the Alab 4
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PUNT
10 pl · 42 yd · 7:03
0–56
7:24 1st & 10 OWN 4 Brian Robinson Jr. run for 6 yds to the Alab 10 +6 0.18
6:43 2nd & 4 OWN 10 Brian Robinson Jr. run for 3 yds to the Alab 13 +3 -0.15
6:01 3rd & 1 OWN 13 Brian Robinson Jr. run for 2 yds to the Alab 15 for a 1ST down +2 0.29
5:11 1st & 10 OWN 15 Ronnie Clark run for 5 yds to the Alab 20 +5 0.08
4:21 2nd & 5 OWN 20 Ronnie Clark run for 7 yds to the Alab 27 for a 1ST down +7 0.61
3:34 1st & 10 OWN 27 Brian Robinson Jr. run for 5 yds to the Alab 32 +5 0.10
2:44 2nd & 5 OWN 32 Brian Robinson Jr. run for 13 yds to the Alab 45 for a 1ST down +13 1.56
1:59 1st & 10 OWN 45 Ronnie Clark run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line +5 0.11
1:00 2nd & 5 50 TEAM run for a loss of 6 yards to the Alab 44 -6 -2.32
0:44 3rd & 11 OWN 44 Austin Johnson run for 2 yds to the Alab 46 +2 -0.32
0:44 4th & 9 OWN 46 Timeout ALABAMA, clock 00:44
0:35 4th & 9 OWN 46 JK Scott punt for 54 yds for a touchback
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END OF GAME
1 pl · 5 yd · 0:35
0–56
0:00 1st & 10 OWN 20 Alex Lakes run for 5 yds to the Mercr 25 +5 0.09
0:00 OPP 0 End of 4th Quarter
26 drives. Field position runs left to right for both teams: 0 is the offense's own goal line, 100 the one it is attacking.

Defense

0sacks0
2plays for loss8
2takeaways3
1three-and-outs forced4
10explosive plays allowed2
8.79yards allowed / play2.64
8 of 13scoring drives allowed0 of 13
Mercer
Eric Jackson 9 (3)
Lee Bennett 8 (2) 1 PD
Brandon Coney 7 (4)
Malique Fleming 7 (4)
Harrison Poole 7 (5)
Kyle Williams 4 (1) 1 TFL
Sidney Otiwu 3 1 PD
LeMarkus Bailey 3 (2)
Alabama
Dylan Moses 11 (10) 4 TFL · 1 INT
Deionte Thompson 5 (2) 1 TFL · 1 INT
Raekwon Davis 5 (1)
Ronnie Harrison 4 (2) 1 PD
Tony Brown 4 (3)
Johnny Dwight 3 (2) 1 TFL
Isaiah Buggs 3 (1) 0.5 TFL
Rashaan Evans 3 1 PD
Tackles with solo in parentheses. Sacks, plays for loss and explosive plays come from the play rows; takeaways and three-and-outs from how each drive ended.

Special teams

0 of 1field goals—
6punts2
44.7punt average52.5
0punts inside the 200
107return yards52
own 25average drive startown 33
Mercer
K Cole Fisher 0/1 FG
P Grant Goupil 6 punts · 44.7 avg
KR Chandler Curtis 3 ret · 60 yds · long 40
KR Stephen Houzah 1 ret · 47 yds · long 47
Alabama
K JK Scott 8/8 XP
P JK Scott 2 punts · 52.5 avg
PR Xavian Marks 2 ret · 52 yds · long 26
K kicking, P punting, KR kick returns, PR punt returns. Average drive start counts only drives that began after a punt or a kickoff — a drive handed over by a takeaway is the defense's doing.

Team stats from play-by-play

61plays58
161yards510
13drives13
23%success rate67%
-13.8total PPA35.59
Derived from 119 scrimmage plays. Interception return yardage is excluded from the offense.

Scoring

Q1Irv Smith Jr. 8 Yd pass from Jalen Hurts (JK Scott Kick) 7–0
Q1Najee Harris 3 Yd Run (JK Scott Kick) 14–0
Q2Calvin Ridley 66 Yd pass from Jalen Hurts (JK Scott Kick) 21–0
Q2Josh Jacobs 7 Yd pass from Jalen Hurts (JK Scott Kick) 28–0
Q2Hale Hentges 4 Yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (JK Scott Kick) 35–0
Q3Cam Sims 8 Yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (JK Scott Kick) 42–0
Q3Brian Robinson Jr. 6 Yd Run (JK Scott Kick) 49–0
Q4Derek Kief 13 Yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (JK Scott Kick) 56–0

Biggest plays by PPA

Q2Calvin Ridley 66 Yd pass from Jalen Hurts (JK Scott Kick) 5.34
Q3Tee Mitchell run for 21 yds to the Alab 40 for a 1ST down 3.35
Q1Jalen Hurts pass complete to Calvin Ridley for 25 yds to the Mercr 37 for a 1ST down 2.74
Q3Cam Sims 8 Yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (JK Scott Kick) 2.68
Q1Jalen Hurts pass complete to Josh Jacobs for 38 yds to the Mercr 3 for a 1ST down 2.65
Q1Irv Smith Jr. 8 Yd pass from Jalen Hurts (JK Scott Kick) 2.62

Series recent meetings

2024 Mercer 7 – 52 Alabama
2021 Mercer 14 – 48 Alabama
1940 Mercer 0 – 20 Alabama
1939 Mercer 0 – 20 Alabama
Last 4 meetings shown. Full all-time series sits on each team page.
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